If you’re a fan of The Mighty Boosh, then perhaps you’ve caught one of three episodes (”Jungle”, “Electro”, “The Call of the Yeti”), featuring the ultra-charismatic and androgynous Chris Corner, the English musician known for his work with Sneaker Pimps and his alter ego, IAMX.
Released in 2006, “Spit It Out” was the first single to be released from IAMX’s second album, ‘The Alternative’. A melancholic piece that ignited shivers then, and 2 years after, will rekindle the emotions brought forth from the latest addictive remix by Designer Drugs.
The Designer Drugs boys have been quite ferocious with a string of stellar remixes, hitting bloggers’ inboxes almost weekly, launching them into the minds of all. We’re anxiously awaiting their first original release, “Zombies“, (A side) and “Back Up in This“, (B side), arriving to the world via their new family iheartcomix, on October 28th! And if you’re not ready to let summer leave your site, then the Designer Drugs ‘Steroid Tanks” will do you well. Available for purchase on their MySpace.
Current Designer Drugs Gigs
Oct 14 2008 8:00P DESIGNER DRUGS @ Iheartcomix party at Studio B, Brooklyn, New York
Oct 16 2008 8:00P DESIGNER DRUGS @ The Party at The Loft, Dallas, Texas
Oct 17 2008 8:00P DESIGNER DRUGS @ Boondocks Bar, Houston, Texas
Oct 18 2008 8:00P The Famousish Present: DESIGNER DRUGS at Black & Tan, 18+! Austin, Texas
Oct 25 2008 8:00P iheartcomix CMJ party w/Toxic Avenger & Franki Chan @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, 16+! Brooklyn, New York
Oct 30 2008 8:00P TBA ???, Switzerland
Oct 31 2008 8:00P DESIGNER DRUGS at The Social Club, Paris, France
The videos and words featured below are taken from the GoTellMama! series of Obamacentric videos, which began in December 2006, created by Chicago’s CRO. Begin at the bottom with the first video and finish at the top with the last in the series.
“In November 2006, a hopeful new kind of politician began to make waves in the field of candidates running for the 2008 presidential election. Inspired by Barack Obama’s fresh take and non-traditional bi-partisan approach, CRO decided to initiate an independent political propaganda campaign in support of Senator Obama. On the road to the Whitehouse, this atypical candidate would require a fresh approach. Therefore, unsatisfied with how the political machine usually dictates a campaign, CRO set out to redefine how it should be done. And so was born a series of posters and videos that harness the power of the internet and technology bringing meaningful, thought-provoking imagery to the stale and stiff political scene. Gotellmama.org is now the central hub for all content created for the CRO mission of delivering Obama’s candidacy to the people. Here you can find a series of posters designed for street-level promotion. You can also view several animated videos created for broadcast on YouTube.
The seventh video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama!
We all become exactly what we tell ourselves we are. If we envision ourselves as bombers and terrorist that is what we will become. If we tell ourselves to ‘fear’ a threat from ‘certain’ individuals we will live a life of paranoia and just may create the behavior we so disdain. We would like to rewrite the story. It’s all about the ‘proper’ education. This is who we are. This is what we can be.
*This video is in part a response to the Tom Tancredo ‘Bomb’ ad.
Barack Obama 2008!
The sixth video supporting Barack Obama brought to you by GoTellMama! This video is in response to Congressman John Lewis implying this was not the time for Barack Obama to be president. Throughout history someone has always said this was not the time and hurdles have been overcome. The election of Barack Obama is just another hurdle.
The fifth video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama!
The fourth video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama! Celebrating the official announcement of Barack Obama’s candidacy.
The third video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama! A 30 second version of the original, ‘The Good, the Bad and the Rest of U.S.’ Video. Barack Obama stars as the hero of New America.
The second video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama! Based on the classic western, ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’. Starring Barack Obama as the hero of ‘New America’.
The first video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama! Originally created as a political poster art campaign to help stimulate awareness of Barack Obama.” – GoTellMama!
Little Boots overload continues! For those that have kept up with Victoria’s entertaining videos, covering everyone from Wiley to Madonna, even Miley Cyrus (click to see loads of Little Boots videos + make a request), then you’re probably familiar with and love the gold cat that appears in most every video and sometimes the white unicorn. If you’ve not caught any of these, do check them out as they are quite fun and entertaining! And if you’re eager to see her live in action, you’ll be pleased to know that Little Boots announced her first ever U.K. tour! Check dates below.
Little Boots on her video from March 17, 2008 –
“hands up if you like fun…. this week its back to a classic, ‘what is love’ by haddaway… no this is not some post-ironic nu rave cover… or is it?? the lyrics are complete and utter nonsense, amazing.
thanks for the request from Mike Kelly… you may notice the gold cat has found a love buddy, his name is seedZ, with a Z, that’s right kids, he’s good for you AND your heart… he’s shit at drum machines though.
so send me some love and requests for next week…. www.myspace.com/littlebootsmusic… i think mrs chinaski is in town so you know what that means…. DOUBLE FUN!!!!!!
LOLZROFLLMAOINEEDSUMNEWABBREVIATIONS
***CAN I JUST SAY, I DO HAVE PANTS ON! YOU JUST CAN’T SEE THEM! HONEST!!!*** ”
Little Boots U.K. tour dates
Saturday, Oct 4th, Newcastle University
Sunday, Oct 5th, Roadhouse, Manchester
Sunday, Oct 5th, In The City, Manchester
Tuesday, Oct 7th, In The City, Manchester
Thursday, Oct 9th, yOyO, London
Thursday, Oct 23, CMJ, NME stage
Saturday, Oct 25, CMJ, Fader stage
Friday, Oct 31st, Cargo, London
Saturday, Nov 8th, Proud, London
Little Boots! We’ve all fallen for her over here at Trash Menagerie, and have in fact, been drawing straws over who gets to interview the lovely and talented Victoria Hesketh for a feature we’re running on her this month. And trust, its been a difficult thing to pull of, being that all of us are spread across many continents.
While we figure out the status of the interview, to hold you over, we have some new tunes to share with you, thanks to our friends at This Is Music. The video above is a brand new Little Boots track “Mathematics”. The sound quality is a bit low, but hold tight and wait for the “rave breakdown” at 2:30.
The frenetic music of the five-piece electro-pop-indie-rock band from Christchurch, New Zealand, Bang! Bang! Eche! (pronounced Bang Bang Etch), grabbed my attention even more than the slutty giraffe pictured on the cover of their self-titled EP. Their energetic shows with shouty vocals and dance-punk synth stabs make the hip kids dance wildly, jumping up and down like they’re on a pogo stick out of pure excitement. If fantastic noise-filled, high energy shows are your cup of tea, then you’ll fit perfectly amongst the raucous rabble at a Bang! Bang! Eche! gig.
“When the beats drop on the floor, you’ll be gaggin’ for some more…”- ‘4 To The Floor’. Born to the world on May 7, 2007, Bang! Bang! Eche! have settled in nicely with their current line-up: Charlie (guitar), Perry (keyboards), James (drums), T’Nealle (bass) and Zac (vocals). We get the Bang! Bang! part, but what does Eche at the end of it mean? BBE’s guitarist/synth player, Charlie explains. “ECHE is native Maori for “awesome partytimes”!!! It actually connects quite well with our lyrics, as our lyrics for the EP were all about what will happen on the 21st of December 2012. Some people see it as the date of the apocalypse, but they are mainly just crazies who spend waaay to much time stayin’ up all night, drooling over conspiracy vids on YouTube while buzzing hard on Adderall. We see it as a celebration. Test Icicles will have gotten back together and we will be opening for them. With Anoraak. Or something like that. Either way, it will be awesome, and our lyrics were just trying to convey the atmosphere we can feel in our hearts when we dream about this future event.” Long live Test Icicles.
Of their lyrics, BBE says, “Now we’ve started writing really hiphop influenced songs, and the lyrics are more abstract.. we don’t even really know what they’re about.. We think we like lyrics better that way, it’s less “HERE KIDS, RELATE TO THIS”. No longer a secret to be kept just for Nu Zilland, Bang! Bang! Eche! are pushing their sound to new territories, including NYC for CMJ this coming October, followed by Europe and the U.K.! But before heading out, catch them Oct 17, 2008, for their last show in NZ with Modular’s Bang Gang Dj’s at the SOHOMO Birthday Extravaganza! Some serious banging is about to go down. Prepare for some face melting.
10 fun facts about BANG BANG ECHE!!!!!
01. We started out in March 07, after some bands that we were previously in (a hip hop crew, an indie-house duo and an angry punk band) had disbanded! 02. Since then we’ve been touring NZ non stop, playing with superduper bands like Chk Chk Chk (NY), So So Modern, Cut Off Your Hands, Die Die Die, the Mint Chicks, and the Shocking Pinks etc etc! 03. Our synth player Perry used to be a prodigal drum & bass DJ named ‘Vitamin P’ when he was 6. 04. We released our debut self-titled EP in May 2008! You can download the whole thing for free, from our myspace at myspace.com/bangbangeche 05. Our first two ever singles ‘4 To The Floor’ and ‘Nikee’ went straight to #1 on the bNet (NZ college network). The third single ‘Time Mismanagement’ followed shortly after at #4, and even got to #2 on the mainstream Radioscope charts!! 06. Our bassist T’Nealle is fucking brutal. Her reputation in underground fighting circles is unparalleled. Usually she disappears for a few hours when we have just played a show and comes back with a blinging gold belt like wrestlers have, but waaay more ghetto. She has eight pairs of grills that all say “CRUNQ”. (T’Nealle is also said to have written two albums of new material in one week. crazy? yes.) 07. In late October, we are moving to New York to live with our hot managers Moose and M-Liz for a few weeks!!! We are playing at the CMJ Music Festival - you can see us at the CMJ NZMusicCommision Showcase with Cut Off Your Hands, the Ruby Suns, and Die Die Die. 08. After NYC we play some dates in Europe, and stay in London for 2 weeks! Check myspaz for dates! 09. At the same time in London, the ‘4 To The Floor//Fingers In The Till’ 7” vinyl is being released by Zarcorp Records! 10. After Europe, we then return to NZ to play the Rhythm & Vines festival in Gisbourne on new years eve!!
Micachu performing live at DURRR on August 11, 2008. DURRR happens every Monday night at The End, West Central Street, London, WC. Previous Micachu on Trash!
Here’s a great video from Chicago’s, Hey Champ a hot new trio in the scene making some fresh tunes. The video is for the band’s new single “Cold Dust Girl“. This is one of those sneaky songs that you hear at night and wake up in the morning with its melodies still infecting your thoughts. Then you immediately want to hear it again. It’s just that fresh.
The first exposure to the world for the trio was when a blog accidentally posted their remix of Scenario Rock’s “Perfect Love Antidote” as Ed Banger’s distorto super producer Sebastian. When the remix was discovered that it was really Hey Champ, the trio’s take on the song was strong enough to gain plenty of acclaim. It is even available on itunes (Europe only) and was put out by a major label Sony.
Their sound can easily be compared to the likes of Van She, Cut Copy, Fred Falke and Les Rhythmes Digitales. Mixing rock with elements of house all based over an abudant amount of synth action. Sometimes playing out as a full band and sometimes doing dj sets, Hey Champ is paying their dues quickly. Already featured in UR Magazine with an upbeat, good times mix. Gaining bookings more and more and even getting rapper Lupe Fiasco attention enough for him to write about them on his blog. It is also entirely possible that the group will be scooped up at anytime by a record label.
Enjoy the video and the mp3 and check the groups myspace to keep updated.
Check out episode 1 of PLAYBACK, Andy Butler - Hercules and Love Affair, from our friend Nicky Digital. (Congrats on the new project, looking forward to more of the same.) Andy inspired me to build a diorama this weekend. I hope my characters turn out as interesting as his did . . .
May 15, The Death Set were welcomed near the end of the spring road by their Brooklyn family with an afternoon rooftop show for as many kids as could precariously crowd-swim the skies thereon. Ninjasonik, Bikes in the Kitchen, Newmore Switchblades, Rabbitfoot, and friends.
Pitchfork TV was there to capture it all in multi-angle full-frenzy view, part 1 of 2.
”Rainy winter in Sydney” evokes a journey through spatial imagery; driving yet gentle, lighthearted and emotional, this beautiful track by Spitzer is sure to take you to some other place or time. I absolutely love it. Written during Spitzer’s rainy Australian trip, “Rainy winter in Sydney” is just a taste of what is to come from their debut EP, ‘Roller Coaster‘, which is currently under way.
The Spitzer lads are dealing with some interesting techno labels to release ‘Roller Coaster‘ in 2009, sometime in March; we’ll find out soon enough. Meantime, they’ve finished some stateside touring along with Danger and are headed back to France for some shows. Check the gig dates below. Of their shows, they’ve had this to say, “All the shows were amazing even if our techno music may sound really new for all these kids who are used to listening to Edbanger-like bands.” We can’t wait to hear Spitzer’s upcoming remixes, tracks and the EP! For now, I leave you with “Rainy winter in Sydney,’ which beckons to be played over and over.
For more Spitzer on Trash Menagerie, type in Spitzer in our search bar!
Oct 2 2008 / 8:00P / Musée des Beaux Arts, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes
Oct 8 2008 / 8:00P / Loco Tsugi Anniversaire, Paris, Ile-de-France
Dec 19 2008 / 8:00P /Plateforme w/ Agoria (écho sonore 64), Lyon, Rhône-Alpes
It wasn’t that long ago I was singing the praises of chop’n screw’d goth kids, Salem, on here.
But now the kids have gone and done it again, breaking hearts and making us cry with their beautiful first video for their track “dirt”.
Shot by the band, the video some how manages to perfectly complement the song. I
If you havent gotten your copy of the vinyl. Then a few copies (literally just a few!) of the YES I SMOKE CRACK EP from Acephale are left at Turntable Lab in North America or Rough Trade in the UK and Europe and Puregroove
SALEM will be releasing their next EP through Merok Records in October.
